Andrew Griffiths’s voting in Parliament

Andrew Griffiths is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a selection of Andrew Griffiths’s votes.

• Consistently voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes
• Generally voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes
• Consistently voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes
• Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes
• Consistently voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Andrew Griffiths’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Andrew Griffiths’s full vote analysis page for more.

Andrew Griffiths has never rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Government Departments: Food 7 Jul 2016

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress is being made on ensuring that government departments buy more British food.

• Alcohol Consumption Guidelines 28 Jun 2016

  Will the Minister give way?

• Alcohol Consumption Guidelines 28 Jun 2016

  I have a very simple question. Does the Minister think there is no such thing as safe drinking?

More of Andrew Griffiths’s recent appearances

RSS feed (?)

Profile

Conservative MP for Burton

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Maiden speech
• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Communities and Local Government
• Education
• Health
• Department for Education
• Home Department
• Gcse
• Drugs: Rehabilitation
• Prisons: Drugs
• Children in Care
• Teenage Pregnancy

Currently held offices

• The Lord Commissioner of Her Majesty's Treasury (since 17 Jul 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (1 Nov 2010 to 31 Oct 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Janet Dean
• Ivan Lawrence
• John Jennings
• Arthur Colegate
• Arthur Lyne
• John Gretton
• John Gretton
• Robert Ratcliff
• Sydney Evershed
• Michael Bass

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Housing and Planning Bill Committee (17 out of 20)
• Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Local Audit and AccountabilityBill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Care Bill Committee (14 out of 15)
• Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Disabled Persons' Parking Badges Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• PREVENTION OF SOCIAL HOUSING FRAUD BILL Committee (1 out of 1)
• Live Music Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site.
More about this

• Has spoken in 20 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Andrew Griffiths’s speeches
• Has received answers to 18 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 90.48% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 123 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Andrew Griffiths’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 162 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)